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pcspeedboost-setup.exe

PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Boost Software Inc

The application pcspeedboost-setup.exe, “PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer KEN2-V ” by Boost Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore monetization download manager to download additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pcspeedboost.com.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Description:
PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer KEN2-V

Version:
2.1.1.11

MD5:
dd7fa70ba00d2a4461b6902be0642cea

SHA-1:
77b35b178aac8d22f2f775d3accda8439f1f0151

SHA-256:
593fbba893c091b855e92e0c51e2cd6bacf37e3abfa1427c57710c47ca2137dc

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 9:40:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Potentially harmful program PCSB.A
2016.0.2880

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.733
9.0.1.0363

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PCSpeedBoost
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.197.15042

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
15.12.29.22

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.PullUpdate.Win32.81528
2.0.0.2549

File size:
2.8 MB (2,902,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.1.11

Copyright:
Copyright BoostSoftware Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcspeedboost-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Software Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/13/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Boost Software Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Boost Software Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
747D07834340AFF7F43E2259B7F02CBC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:e9DazsIBrCGilUfNBI64u7cN5Jjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/W+Sk3W8F3ci:4DaQ2rCGiluNBV2N5J5HbkBSjaM8TnFf

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file pcspeedboost-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pcspeedboost.com/download.php

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